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Fatimah Baeshen, a Saudi female who has served her country at a top level has been appointed spokeswoman of the Saudi embassy in Washington. Baeshen made the announcement herself on twitter. ‘’Proud to serve the @SaudiEmbassyUSA as the spokeswoman. I’m Read more
King Salman Tuesday lifted ban on the interdiction for women to drive in kingdom as part of the steady improvement of women’s right in the most conservative Arabian Sunni country. There is no law in the kingdom that bans women Read more
Saudi governor of Assir province, Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, has banned a top cleric from leading prayers and all religious activities after the cleric indicated that women have ‘half the brainpower of men’ when they drive. Sheikh Saad Read more
Saudi women will be allowed to enter a stadium for the first time this weekend as the kingdom marks its 87th national day. The kingdom known for its arch implementation of Islam has never allowed women to enter a stadium Read more
Saudi Arabia, which is among the countries having blacklisted the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist, is still cracking down on the movement as evidenced by the recent decision of the Riyadh-based Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. The University, one of Read more
London-based rights group Amnesty International (AI) has announced the arrest by Saudi authorities of two local human rights activists who already have other members of their organization behind bars. Abdulaziz al-Shubaily and Issa al-Hamid, both founding members of the Saudi Read more
Saudi authorities will by November scale up petrol and jet fuel prices, two years after removing government subsidies on price of fuel for cars and other vehicles. The decision will mean increase by 80 per cent of octane 91, from Read more
Snap, following complaints by Saudi authorities, has removed the Doha-based Al Jazeera from its application Snapchat in the Saudi Kingdom, at a time Riyadh is at war with pro-Qatar sentiments. The move, the company noted on Sunday is in line Read more
Iran has announced that its regional rival Saudi Arabia has sought its mediation in the settlement of the Yemen conflict as the international coalition led by Saudi Arabia seeks to dialogue with Iran-backed Houthi rebels. “After years of war, Saudi Read more
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt have denied they mulled military action against Qatar in the lingering crisis between them and the tiny gas-rich country. A statement issued by the four Thursday came on the heel of Read more